>>5986461>>5986461Squash and stretch are the element of form. Gesture is actually closer to line of action, and we call it line of action, pretry weird I know, and that's the thing that helps a figure organizable since you know where you should squash and stretch the forms . They are always sticking together.
Here is a procedure so you can understand:
First, you learn static forms.
Second, you learn dynamic forms, squish and stretch, which includes line of action and you may see, this is actualy gesture here. But you'll always need to learn basic forms first.
And third. You learn construction.
But, while you work, the procedure will turn a little upside down:
First, you'll start with like of action, which is, by definition, gesture.
Then, you construct using basic forms and bone marks.
And lastly, you refine it by adding muscle and putting skin on top.
Also you seem to not know anything but still keep arguing. You remind me of my permabeg friend who kept sticking to his noddle gesture and refuse to learn anatomy because "gesture is enough, why should I learn about form".
You can't do squash and stretch without understand form, either it's 2d or 3d. Most people is confused because they thought they work with gesture first, they should learn gesture first. Working and studying most of the time is not the same. Sure, you need gesture, but without form, you won't be able to know whst to do with gesture, let's be honest here, a lot of beginners were crushed because they don't know what to do eith gesture because there's no forms for them to manipulate and have fun with.
If a were a beginner again, I would rather choose to have fun with form, understanding and playing around with them while practicing gesture (swush them, squash them) and construction (stack them all up like a lego castle) instead of playing with air and ghost (that's basically gesture for you without form. You play with fucking air)
